Sealed bids for the General Contract on forms furnished by the Springfield Parking Authority will be received at the office of the Springfield Parking Authority, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield, MA 01103 until 3:00 PM local time (EST) on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. All General Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter.

There are no Filed Sub Bidders for this project.

Each General Bidder must be certified by the Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) for the category of work and dollar amount of this project and to be considered must submit with his or her Bid, a DCAMM Certification and Update Statement indicating additional work or contracts performed or executed after the certification date. The category of work for this Project is General Construction. The estimated construction cost of this project is $300,000.

Each General Bidder may obtain complete sets of the Bidding Documents, including Bid Forms, after 2:00 PM local time (EST), on Wednesday October 10, 2018, at the Springfield Parking Authority website: https://www.SpringfieldParkingAuthority.com/bids/. Copies of Addenda will be mailed or delivered electronically or registered Bidders without charge.

Each General Bid and filed Sub-Bid shall be accompanied by Bid Security equal to five (5%) percent of the Bid amount in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Treasurer’s or Cashier’s Check, issued by a responsible U.S. bank or Trust Company, payable to the Springfield Parking Authority. Each Bidder shall attached required Bid Bond or Check to the Bid Form.

The Bid Securities of all General Bidders, except those of the three lowest responsible and eligible General Bidders, will be returned within five (5) business days, after the opening of the General Bids.

The Springfield Parking Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities and to reject any or all General Bids not deemed to the in the best interest of the Authority. (Ch. 149, Sec. 44E).

The successful General Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond as required by the Contract Documents.

All bids for this Project are subject to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed.), including without limitation, Chapter 30, Section 39M as amended; Mass. G.L. Chapter 149, Sections 44A through 44L inclusive; and Chapter 149, Section 26 through 27D inclusive.

Attention is directed to the fact that no less than the minimum wages set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this Project and that on Sales Tax should be included in the bid.

All bids shall remain in effect for sixty (60) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the opening of the General Bids.

The Springfield Parking Authority supports minority and women (MWBE) participation, as well as hiring locally, in all contracts.

To provide information to the Springfield Parking Authority, relative to approaches for initiating renovations and revising the use and management of its publically owned live entertainment venue located at City Stage Theater in downtown Springfield.

The Springfield Parking Authority (“SPA”) is in the process of gathering information and researching approaches:

for renovation and revising the use, operation, and management of the publically owned live entertainment venue located in downtown Springfield known as City Stage;

for evaluating the financial, social, and other costs and benefits of its use, as well as the continued use in the future of this live entertainment venue; and

for adopting best practice strategies for renovating and revising the use and management of this publically owned live entertainment venue.

The SPA seeks to gather information from qualified architectural, engineering, financial, and planning firms, as well as firms experienced in the operations, management and booking of live entertainment venues, performing arts centers, civic centers, private events, cultural centers, universities, think tanks, governmental entities, researchers, and any other interested entities/parties to help inform the SPA’s approach for developing the best practice strategies to finance, renovate, reuse, operate, and manage the publically owned live entertainment venue.

This RFI is being used to gather market research for the SPA to make decisions regarding development of strategies for the SPA on how the publically owned live entertainment venue can be renovated, reused, operated, and managed to successfully integrate with the ongoing redevelopment of the downtown Metro area. This information gathering is referenced as the “Project” in this RFI. The Project is aimed at utilizing the City of Springfield’s and the SPA’s assets to further downtown development that serves to support Springfield’s reputation as a destination point and livable community for people across the region, providing a lively atmosphere full of attractions that promote public enjoyment of the downtown area and economic opportunity.

All responses should be submitted in the manner set forth in the RFI, which may be obtained by contacting Ehsanul Bhuiya, Springfield Parking Authority, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield, MA 01103 at EBhuiya@Springfieldparkingauthority.com on or after 9:00AM (EST) on October 5, 2018 (Release Date). The SPA shall accept responses up to the date, time, and at the location, specified in the RFI.

Response due date: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, before 12:00PM (EST)

The Springfield Parking Authority (SPA) is soliciting bids from qualified vendors for Elevator Preventative Maintenance and Annual Safety Testing services, to be performed at its facilities, located in Springfield, MA 01103

This solicitation is being conducted in compliance with all applicable Massachusetts public procurement laws, and all applicable federal and local laws, rules, regulations and/or ordinances. The written bid that accomplishes the goals of the SPA, and has the lowest price will be awarded a contract, subject to appropriations and approval of the Governing Board of SPA. If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this IFB or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective bidders who received copies of the original request.

The Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be issued beginning June 5, 2017, and will be made available electronically to interested parties who submit requests via email to the contact person at the address listed above.

The Springfield Parking Authority supports minority and women (MWBE) participation, as well as hiring locally, in all contracts.

The Springfield Parking Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids where it deems such action in the best interest of the public and/or the Springfield Parking Authority: and at its sole discretion, to pursue any and all actions it deems in the Springfield Parking Authority’s best interest regarding this Invitation for Bids.

Bids are due on Thursday, June 29th, 2017, before 2:00 p.m. (EST) in the SPA Office, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield MA 01103-1417. An award will be made within 30 days and contract negotiations may begin at that time with the successful Bidder offering the lowest price. Specifications and required forms are available on the SPA website at https://springfieldparkingauthority.com/. There will be a public opening. All bids must be received in accordance with the requirements set forth in the IFB, prior to the deadline.

The Springfield Parking Authority (SPA) is soliciting bids from qualified vendors for the replacement of an elevator door operator package for the Civic Center Garage.

This solicitation is being issued in compliance with all applicable Massachusetts public procurement laws, and all applicable federal and local laws, rules, regulations and/or ordinances. Prevailing Wages apply to all work performed under this solicitation. The written bid that accomplishes the goals of the SPA, and has the lowest price will be awarded a contract, subject to appropriations and approval of the Governing Board of SPA. If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this IFB or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective bidders who received copies of the original request.

The Invitation for Bids (IFB) will be issued beginning April 17, 2017, and will be made available electronically to interested parties who submit requests via email to the contact person at the address listed above.

The Springfield Parking Authority supports minority and women (MWBE) participation, as well as hiring locally, in all contracts.

The Springfield Parking Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids where it deems such action in the best interest of the public and/or the Springfield Parking Authority: and at its sole discretion, to pursue any and all actions it deems in the Springfield Parking Authority’s best interest regarding this Invitation for Bids.

Bids are due on Thursday, May 4th, 2017, before 2:00 p.m. (EST) in the SPA Office, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield MA 01103-1417. An award will be made within 30 days and contract negotiations may begin at that time with the Bidder offering the most advantageous proposal. Specifications and required forms are available on the SPA website at https://springfieldparkingauthority.com/. There will be a public opening. All bids must be received in accordance with the requirements set forth in the IFB, prior to the deadline.

The Springfield Parking Authority (SPA) is soliciting proposals from qualified Parking Revenue Control Equipment companies for the replacement of its existing Parking Access Revenue Control (PARC) System with a modern, more efficient, user-friendly, and cost effective PARC System. At this time, SPA is looking to replace the PARC System in four (4) of its garages.

This solicitation is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B, and an award will be made to the responsive and responsible proposer offering the most advantageous proposal. If it becomes necessary to revise any part of this RFP or otherwise provide additional information, an addendum will be issued to all prospective proposers who received copies of the original request.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued beginning April 11, 2017, and will be made available electronically to interested parties who submit requests via email to the contact person at the address listed above.

The Springfield Parking Authority supports minority and women (MWBE) participation, as well as hiring locally, in all contracts.

The Springfield Parking Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals where it deems such action in the best interest of the public and/or the Springfield Parking Authority: and at its sole discretion, to pursue any and all actions it deems in the Springfield Parking Authority’s best interest regarding this Request for Proposals.

Responses are due on Monday, May 8th, 2017, before 2:00 p.m. (EST) in the SPA Office, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield MA 01103-1417. An award will be made within 30 days and contract negotiations may begin at that time with the Proposer offering the most advantageous proposal. Specifications and required forms are available on the SPA website at https://springfieldparkingauthority.com/. There will not be a public opening. All responses must be received in accordance with the requirements set forth in the RFP, prior to the deadline.

The Springfield Parking Authority is seeking a Towing services firm with extensive municipal service experience to provide towing, dispatch, immobilization and storage services for the Springfield Police Department, the Springfield Parking Authority in its capacity as on-street parking contractor for the City of Springfield, and any other authorized City of Springfield Departments agreed to as a part of any resulting contract. The SPA will be the authorized agency overseeing this contract, and reserves the right to enter into a contract with one or more firms as a result of this Request for Proposal process.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued beginning January 4th, 2017, and will be made available electronically to interested parties who submit requests via email to the contact person at the address listed above.

The Springfield Parking Authority supports minority and women (MWBE) participation, as well as hiring locally, in all contracts.

The Springfield Parking Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals where it deems such action in the best interest of the public and/or the Springfield Parking Authority: and at its sole discretion, to pursue any and all actions it deems in the Springfield Parking Authority’s best interest regarding this Request for Proposals.

PROPOSALS DUE BY:

January 30th, 2017 at 2:00 PM local time (EST); at the Springfield Parking Authority, 150 Bridge Street, Springfield, MA 01103-1417.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible firm or firms submitting the most advantageous proposal, taking into consideration the company’s experience, operational capacity to provide city-wide services, proposed statement of work, staffing plan, staffing methodology, reference checks and the overall quality of the proposal as well as proposal price, subject to the approval of the Governing Board of the Springfield Parking Authority.